Police: Man being investigated in poisoned letters case is missing

OZARK, Miss. — Authorities in Mississippi say they are searching for the chief person of interest in the investigation of poisoned letters sent to President Barack Obama and other officials.

Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson says he is helping the FBI, which told him Everett Dutschke had been under surveillance but slipped away on Wednesday.

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Everett Dutschke, right, confers with a federal agent on Wednesday near the site of a martial arts studio he once operated in Tupelo, Miss. The property was being searched in connection with the investigation into poisoned letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others. Dutschke has not been arrested or charged. AP

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